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It was a student who told me that “the Queen” ha...
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It was a student who told me that “the Queen” ha...
I’ve sternly repressed a lot of memories since l...
] Mr. Gabb shouldn't be too hard on Queen Elizabeth. It is exactly because the UK doesn't have a written constitution outlining each branch of government's responsibilities and powers that HM is in such a difficult position. If there were a written constitution that specifically allowed the monarch to veto legislation and outlined the process as to how Parliament could override such a veto, Gabb's criticism would be well founded—because then she truly would be part of the problem. But if, in a post-war, post-empire environment (especially the 1960s) she were to exercise royal prerogative...